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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Melissa Davey and Natasha May

Vaping debate: doctor’s reticence over declaring tobacco money raises questions about conflict of interest

Composite of a person vaping and a doctor
The role of tobacco company funding is in the spotlight again as Australia moves to curb vaping through legislation. Photograph: Guardian Australia

A GP opposed to the government’s vaping reforms and whose nicotine prescription website is being assessed by the drug regulator has given school vaping education sessions and spoken at a student conference without declaring she has received financial support from a tobacco company.

Dr Carolyn Beaumont owns the vaping telehealth service medicalnicotine.com.au, which allows people to obtain a prescription for nicotine vapes in minutes, without speaking directly to a doctor or pharmacist.

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